Combination organ stop-action.



PATENTED OCT. 8, 1907.

J. E. PHILIE.

COMBINATION ORGAN STOP ACTION.

APPLICATION FILED BEPT.26, 1906.

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JOSEPH ERNEST PHILIE, OF WOONSOCKET, RHODE ISLAND.

COMBINATION ORGAN STOP-ACTION.

Application filed September 26, 1906. Serial No. 386,345.

To all whom it may concern,

Be it known that I, JosEPH ERNEST Pnrmn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Woonsocket, in-

an improved stop action, whereby various previously selected and adjusted. combinations of steps may be expeditiously and. easily put into effect by an organist at various times, as needed, incident to the rendition of a piece of music.

Other objects and advantageous features of myinvention will be fully understood from the following description and claims when the same are read in connection with the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which: Figure l is a plan view of the left hand side of a combination organ stop action constructed in accordance Fig. 2 is a front elevation illustrating the arrangement of the stop knobs, the combination finger buttons and the adjuster finger button of the action, relative to several banks of keys. Fig. 3 is a vertical section taken in the plane indicated by the line 3 3 of Fig. 1, looking in the direction indicated by v arrow. ,Fig. 4 is an enlarged, broken longitudinal section of one of the stop rods of the action, showing the vertically swinging rockers carried by said rod. Fig. 5 is a detail, vertical section taken at a right angle to Fig. 3, and in the plane indicated by the line 55 of Fig. 1. one of the combination finger buttons comprised in the action. Fig. 7 is an enlarged detail view, partly in section and partly in elevation, illustrating said combination finger button and the parts adjacent thereto. Fig. 8 is a similar view of theadjuster finger button and adjacent parts. Fig. 9 is a diagrammatic view illustrative of electrical connections hereinafter referred to in detail.

Similar letters and numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all of the views of the drawings, referring to which:

- A A are stop knobs, and B B are stop rods which are connected through levers C or other suitable means with the stop knobs, and are designed to be connected in the organ with the proper mechanism (not shown) Specification of Letters Patent.

Fig. 6 is an enlarged, detail front elevation of Patented Oct. 8, 1.907.

I and are respectively provided with an obtuse angle slot b and a straight slot 0 which receive transverse pins (1 by which the rockers are connected to the rod in such manner that they are susceptible of movement from the position shown at the'left of Fig. 4 to the position shown at the right of said figure, and vice versa for a purpose presently set forth. It will be apparent by reference to Fig. 4 that when one end of either rocker D is struck and impelled downward, the vertex of the slot b in the rocker will be moved to and pastthe pin d in the slot, and then the said end of the rocker will fall of its own weight to its lowermost position.

E E are devices for adjusting the rockers D in the stop rods B. The devices shown respectively comprise a rock-shaft e journaled in fixed bearings f, arms 5 extending at right angles to the rock-shaft, and a crossbar h connecting the'outer portions of the arms g; the cross-bars h of the several devices E being positioned above the groups of rockers D and being provided with lateral arms'k, for a purpose presently set forth.

F F are devices forcooperating with the rockers D in moving the stop rods B in the direction of their length. These stop-rod-moving devices F respectively comprise a bail-shaped swinging frame I having an arm 11!; and they are arranged in pairs below the groups of stop rods B and so that the arms m of the members of a pair intersect each other, while the outer portions or cross-bars of the frames 1 of said pair rest adjacent to the opposite ends of the rockers D of one group. Springs G arranged as shown in Fig. 3 are employed to return the devices F to and normally hold the same in the position shown in Fig. 3.

ln arranging the devices described for a certain combination, one involving the drawing out of the stop knob marked '80. 2 in Fig. Sfor instance, the organist first draws out the specified stop knob and thereby moves the rod B connected therewith rearward so as to position the forward end of the forward rocker D in the rod under the cross-bar h of the upper and forward lever-adjusting device E. Now when the said device -E is moved downward, by means hereinafter set forth, its cross-bar It will not change the position of said rocker D, this because of the rocker having been previously set in the position shown. If, however, the stop knob marked So. 2 is not required out in the said combination that is being arranged, said stop knob is left in the position shown, and then when the mentioned rocker-adjusting device E is moved downward, it will change the mentioned rocker D, relative to its stop rod B, from the position shown at the right of Fig. 4 to that shown at the left in said figure, and in that way avoid rearward movement of the rod B carthe pair below he upper and forward group of rockers I out in the arrangement of the combination so that when the upper rear rocker-adjusting deviceE is depressed, it will change the rear rocker D of the stop rod B connected with the said stop knob marked So. 2 from the position shown in Fig. 3 to its other position, this in order to enable the upper rear pair of rod-adjusting devices F, which is the pair of thesecond combination, to effect, when actuated, rearward movement of the mentioned rod B and outward movement of-the said stop-knob marked So. 2

As will be gathered from the drawings and the fore-;

going description, the upper forward rocker-adjusting device E controls and the upper forward pair of rod adjusting devices F cooperate with the rockers D oi the upper forward group, the upper rear rocker-adjusting device E controls and the upper -rear pair of rod adjustingdevices F cooperate with the rockers D oi the upper rear group, the lower forward rocker-adjustingdevice E controls and the lower forward pair of rod-adjusting devices F cooperate with the rockers D of the lower, forward group, and the lower rear rocker.

adjusting device E controls and the lower rear pair of rod-adjusting devices F cooperate with the rockers D of the lower rear group. With this understanding and the further understanding that there are provided for each combination of stops that it is desired to make, a

group of rockers D, a rocker-adjusting device E and a rod-adjusting device F, a full understanding of the remainder of my invention may be readily obtained from the following description and the drawings.

H is a fixedshaft extending in the samedirection as the stop-rods B and disposed below the same. i

I I are rods connected to the arms .k of the rocker.- adjusting devices E and depending from the same.

J J are rods connected to and depending from the pairs of rod-adjusting devices F, i 1

K K are vertically-swinging levers fulcrumed at points intermediate their ends on the shaft H and each connected at one end to oneof the depending rods l or J. l I I L L are vertically-swinging levers corresponding in number to the levers K and fulcruined at points intermediate their e nds on the shaft H and arranged, by preference, as illustrated, relative to said levers K. k

M M are bellows corresponding in,'number to the levers L and each connected through a rod N with one end of one lever L. The arms of the levers to which rods 1 or J are connected are preferably extended above the adjacent arms of the levers L, as shown, in order to prevent said arms of lovers K when depressed from striking the bar X and inthat way closing the electric circuit and interfering with the proper working of the action. The bellows M of the series shown are connected through the rods N with the leversL which colocated belowthe levers L and having their upper arms connected through links Q with the opposite ends of said levers, with reference to the rods N. v

R Rare pendent arms pivoted to the opposite ends of the levers K, with reference to the rods I and J, and having weights m, and S S-are bars connected to the lower arms of the bell-cranks P and arranged to bear against the arms R, and also arranged to 'return to the position shown by full lines in Fig. 5 or to be returned to such position' by springs or other expediehts (not shown). There is a bar S connected in themanner stated with each lever L and a'rrangedto move, from the position shown in full lines in Fig. '5 to that shown in dotted lines, the pendent arin R connected to a lever Kat oneside of the mentioned lever L.

T is a lever fulcrumed at an intermediate point of its length and having a lateral'bar U, Figs. 1 and 5, normally arranged as shown by full lines in Fig. 5 relative to the pendent arms R.

T is a lever similar to thelever T and designed purpose hereinafter set forth. i

V is an armature connected with the inlet valve of a hello s V which in turn is connected with the inner arms of the levers T T. W is an electro-I'nagnet for attracting said armature and arranged ina normally open electric circuit with a source of electric energy 2, Fig. 5, and contact pieces 3 and 4, and X, Figs. 3 and 5, is a vertically movable bar, extending under all of the lovers L so as to be depressed by anyone of said levers when the same is actuated, andcarrying the for a contact piece 4, and designed to be normally retainedabove the bar X is moved downward, the bell crank P connected to the other arm of said lever L will move the "rod S which it'carries'and through'the medium of said levers T T downward and thereby move the outer arms of said levers upward, when, as is obvious, one end of the adjacent lever K will be moved upward while the opposite end thereof-i. e., the end to which one of the I rods I or J is connected, will be moved downward. See .dotted lines inFig. 5. Each lever K is connected with either a rocker-adjusting device E or a-rod -adjusting device F, .and when the lever is rocked as jt stated, it

' will be seen that the device with which it is connected to those cooperating with the lever T are providedat first combination.

Each of the bellows M and M is provided with an electro-magnet 9 or 10, an armature 6, and a valve 7 connected with the armature 6 and controlling communication between the bellows and a pipe 8 leading from a large bellows or other sourceof air supply (not shown). The electro-magnets on the bellows M are numbered 9 while those on the bellows M are numbered 10.

11, 11 are the combination finger-buttons of my novel action, which are preferably arranged as shown in Fig.

2, relative to their respective banks of keys, and 12 is the adjuster finger button. These buttons 11 and 12 are connected at their backs to springs 13, designed to normally retainthe finger buttons in and return the same to the position shown in Figs. 7 and 8. The combination finger buttons 11 are equipped with contact pieces 14 and 15 which normally rest away from each other and from the spring 13 as shown in Fig. 7, while the adjuster finger button 12 is equipped with asingle contact piece 16 which normally is not engaged by the adjacent spring 13, Fig. 8. In the diagrammatic view, Fig. 9, I have shown two of the electro-magnets 9 of bellows M, two of the electro-magnets 10 of bellows M, the two proper combination'finger-lmttons 11 and the adjuster finger-button 12 as electrically connected with each other and a source of electrical energy 17 and by reading the said Fig. 9 in connection with Fig. 5, the relation of the parts will be readily seen.

In the operation of my improvements the organist first arranges the stops he desires to use in a certain combination, and then pushes the combination finger button upon which he elects to set the arranged combination, the button 11 at the right of Fig. 9 for instance, part of the way in, this in order to make contact between the spring 13 of the button and the adjacent contact piece 14. When this is done, the electric circuit contact piece 14 adjacent thereto, the wire 20, the upper magnet 10 at the right of Fig. 9, to energize the same and operate the upper lefthand rocker-adjusting device E in Fig. 3, the wires 21 and 22, the contact piece 16 complementary to the adjuster button 12, the spring 13, thereof, and the wire 23, back to the opposite pole of the source of electric energy 17.

In the practical operation of my improvements, the

organist, preparatory to the rendition of a piece of music, elects the combination of stops necessary to obtain a certain effect, and he draws out the knobs A of those stops, and leaves in or pushes in those not needed. He then presses partof the way in the combination finger-button N o.- 1 under and complementary to the bank of keys affected by the said combination of stops, and then presses the adjusting finger-button 1.2 so as to operate the proper rocker-adjusting device E i. 0., the upper left-hand one in Fig., 3, and in that way assure all of the outer rockers D of the upper group of stop-rods B being in proper position for the After the first combination of stops is set as stated, the organist pushes in all of the stop knobs that were previously drawn out. It is not, however, necessary for him to do this. The organist then decides upon the stops to-be used in the next or second combination. and if the said combination affects but the upper bank of keys, he has but to draw the stop knobs A for the combination out, and then press partly in the No. 2 combination finger-button.

so as to operate the upper rocker-adjusting device E at the right of Fig. 3, and thereby assure the rear rockers D of the upper group of stop rods B resting in.

proper position for the combination, and soon consecutively, but if the combinationsare to be made of stops complementary to different banks of keys, the organist operates the combination finger-buttons under those keys together with the adjusting fingerbntton 12, as in the first instance.

With all of the combinations required, set in the manner described, it will be apparent that incident to the rendition of a. piece of music, all that the organist has to do in order to put one of the combinations into effect, is to press in to the full extent the combination button 11 upon which said combination is set, when by virtue of the operation of the proper pair of stoprod-moving devices F, the combination of stops will be forced out, and simultaneously all other stops affecting the same bank of keys and not belonging to the combination will be moved in, this latter being due to the fact that one device F of eagll pair cooperates with one group of rockers D to move the stop-rods in one direction while the other device F of the pair cooperates with the said group of rockers D to move the stop-rods in the opposite direction. To put in effect the next combination, the organist presses the proved stop-action to prevent the organist drawing out p or pushing in one or more steps by the direct applica-- tion of his hand, when he desires so to do.

I prefer to employ the novel mechanism herein shown and described for working the rocker adjusting devices E and the stop-rod-moving devices F, because said mechanisms afford ample power, take up but little room, and make no noise, and for such reasons are superior to individual pneumatics or bellows used for each action. I do not desire, however, to be understood as confining myself to the said mechanisms as any means compatible with my invention may be employed for actuating the devices E and F without involving departure from the scope of my invention as claimed.

Ilaving described my invention, what I 'claim and desire to secure by Letters-Patent, is:

1. ln a combination organ stop action. the combination of a stop'rod. a rocker having a straight slot and an obtuse angle slot. pins on the rod and entering the slots through which the rocker is connected to the rod, means for engaging the rocker to adjust the same, and means for engaging the rocker to move the rod.

2. in a combination organ stop action, the combination of a stop rod having a vertical slot, a rocker located in said slot and having a straight slot and-an obtuse angle slot,

pins on the rod and entering the slots through which the rocker is connected to the rod, means for engaging the rocker to adjust the same, and means for engaging the rocker to move the rod. i

ll. in a combination organ stop action, the combination of a group of horizontal stop rods, vertically-movable rockers carried thereby, a vertically swinging device foradjusting the rockers having a cross-bar and arms 'thercon of a group of horizontal stop rods, vertically movable rockers having straight slots and obtuse-angle slots pins on the rods and entering the slots by which the rockers are connectedto the rods, a vertically swinging rocker-adjusting, device pivoted at a point above the rods and having a cross-barextending above-all of the rockers, and verticallyswinginarod-moving devices located below the group of rods andhaving cross-bars for engaging all of the rockers.

5. In a combination organ stop action, the combination of a group of stop rods, adjustable devices carried by said rods, a device for adjusting the adjustable devices, devices for coiiperating with the adjustable devices to move the rods: an adjuster finger-button. acombination finger-button a lover and bar thereon, a bellows.operating, mechan-, ism connected with the adjusting, device and comprising an element movable into and out of the path of the bar and conlrolled'by thesaid bellows, electric means controlled by the adjuster finger-button for letting fluid under pressure of stop rods, adjustable devices carried by said rods, a device for adjusting the adjustable devices, devices for coop eratine; with the adjustable devices to movethe rods; an

adjuster finger-button, a combination fina'ei button; a bellows, electric means controlled by the adjuster tinger-, button for letting fluid under pressure into 'said bellows; a second bellows, electric means controlled by the combination finger-button for letting fluid under pressurc into the second mentioned bellows; a third bellows, means movable by said third bellows, operating mechanism connected with the adjusting' device and comprising an element controlled by the first mentionedibcllows and movable into and out of the path of the means that is movable by the third mentioned bellows; and operating mechanism connected with the rod-moving; devices, comprising an element controlled by the second mentioned bellows and movable into and out of'the path of the means that is movable by the third mentioned bellows.

7. in a combination organ stop action, the combination of a group of stop rods, adjustable devices carried by said rods, a device for adjusting; the adjustable devices, devices for cooperating with the adjustable devices 'to move the rods; an adjuster finger-button, a combination finger-button; .two bellows: electric means controlled by the ad juster finger-button for letting liuid under prcssurc into one bellows. electric means controlled by the combination linger-button for letting fluid under pressure into the other bellows; levers K each connected with one adjusting device or rod-moving device; pendent arms It connected to said levers K and arranged to normally assume oblique positions; a lever L connected with the bellows controlled by the adjuster tinger-buttom'a bell-crank connected to said lever L and provided with means for moving to an upright position the pendent arm R of the lever K that is connected with the adjusting device; a lever L connected with the bellows'controlled by the combination finger-button; a bell-crank connected to said lever L and provided with means for movi'ngto an upright position the pendent mm ll of the lever K that is connected with the rod-moving devices; a lever having a bar located below the pendent arms It when the latter are upright; and means for moving the latter lever when any oneof the levers L is swung downward; Q

' S. In a combinationlorgan stop action, the combination of a group of 'stop rods, adjustabledevices carried by said rods, a device for adjusting the adjustable devices, devices for cooperatingwith the-adjustable devices to move the rods; an adjuster finger-button, a combination finger button; two bellows, electric means controlledby the adjuster finder-button for letting fluid under pressure into one bellows, electric means controlled by the combination finger-button fol-letting fluid under pressure into the'other bellows, levers K connected with the adjusting device and the rod moving devices, respectively, pendent arms R sume oblique positions, a lever L connected with the bellows controlled by the adjuster finger-button, a bell-crank connected to said lever L and provided with means for moving to an upright position the pendent arm- It of the lever Kthat is connected with the' adjusting device, a lever L connected] with the bellows controlled by the combination finger-button, a bell crank connected to said lever L and provided with meansfor moving to an upright position the pendent arm It of the'lever K that is connected with the rodanoving devices, a lever having'a bar located below the pendent arms It when the latter are upright, a third bellows connected with the-latter lever, and electric means controlled by the lovers L for letting fluid under pressure into said third bellows.

9. In a combination organ stop action, the combination of stop rods, adjustable devices carried by said rods, 'a devicefor adjusting the adjustable devices, devices for cooperating with the adjustable devices to lnove the rods; an

adjuster device arranged Lobe moved by a performer, a combination device arranged to be moved by a performer; operating means, operating mechanism connected with the connected to'said levers K and arranged to normally assaid adjusting device and comprising means movable into' and out of the path of the operatinmmcans and controlled by thesaid adjuster device. and operating mechanism connected with the rod moving devices and comprising means movable into and out of the path of the operating means and controlled by the said combination device.

1b. In a combination organ stop action, the combination of stop rods, adjustable devices carried by said rods, a device for adjusting the adjustable devices, devices for cooperating with the adjustable devices to move the rods; an adjuster device arranged to be moved by a performer, a

combination device arranged to be moved by a performer. a

' movable device for operating the device for adjusting the adjustable devices and for also operating the devices for cooperating with the adjustable devices to move the rods;

operatingmechanism connected with the said adjusting device and comm-min; means movable into and out of the 

